St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSt Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 404 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 13 March 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Wilbraham Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Whalley Range 11-18 High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, April 2022. Attainment 8 of 52.1 (2025/26, provisional)670 m
- William Hulme's Grammar SchoolAll-through. Improved significantly, June 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Withington Girls' SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file840 m
- Old Moat Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Manchester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).